The Federation of War Disabled of Northern and Eastern Syria condemned Turkey's chemical weapons use in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq) and accused NATO and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) of partiality. "When two organisations like the OPCW and the Western defence alliance remain silent on allegations of the use of internationally outlawed weapons of war leveled against a partner and persistently refuse to launch an investigation despite numerous indications, we see ourselves strengthened in the assumption that the bellicose and genocidal course of the Turkish regime against Kurdish society is in the interests of the West," the local branch of the war-disabled association in Manbij said at a rally on Saturday.

GENOCIDE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NATO AND OPCW

"As those disabled in a war for which Turkey is largely responsible, we condemn this ignorance of the crimes of one state against the Kurdish people and call on democratic forces and peace initiatives to support the people of Kurdistan and their defence force, the guerrillas, in their resistance and to help end Turkish war crimes in the region. All people with conscience must raise their voices against the genocide against the Kurds supported by NATO and the OPCW,” the association said.

PROTEST IN TABQA

Also in Tabqa, the local section of the War Disabled Association took to the streets against Turkey’s chemical weapons attacks on Kurdistan. In a speech, an activist recalled the use of white phosphorus by the Turkish army and its jihadist allies against civilians and combat units in the war of aggression on Serêkaniyê (Ras al-Ain) and Girê Spî (Tal Abyad) in October 2019. "At that time, too, the OPCW refused to conduct an investigation. In doing so, the organisation sent a fatal signal to the victims of these crimes and encouraged the perpetrators to commit further atrocities, as we are forced to note today. We call on the OPCW to investigate all evidence of the use of chemical weapons and to name those responsible. The attacks on Kurdistan, its people and guerrillas must stop."